The bad news came in the mail one week after Blair and Courtney Severe had closed on their new home. In a terse two-paragraph letter, the Severes’ insurance company canceled their new homeowner’s ...

The Association of Dutch Municipalities (VNG) is calling on homeowners to remove asbestos, which it says is a “major problem.” It is mostly concerned with hundreds, possibly thousands, of sheds that ...

The council-owned Weltevreden Flats in Brakpan Central have been drowning in water leaks for about three months after a section of the old asbestos roof panels were removed. The roof was removed to ...

Asbestos fibres may cause serious lung diseases, including asbestosis and cancer. Smoking also increases the risk of developing illness from asbestos exposure. Nema first developed national guidelines ...

Environment Cabinet Secretary Adan Duale yesterday outlined the government’s roadmap to eradicate the use of asbestos roofing amid growing health concerns. Speaking before the National Assembly ...

THE removal of the asbestos roof in Balbriggan Community College was sought by Labour Senator Brendan Ryan during an adjournment debate in the Upper House. 'It has been identified that the roof of the ...

Mxolisi Mlata (66), was diagnosed with TB. He says his asbestos house roofing is deteriorating. Residents of Ext 1 and 2 and the Mandela Section want the Govan Mbeki Municipality to fast-track the ...